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OPHTHALMIC CLINIC
Total attendances 2,056
Number of children attending 1,189
New cases 414
Prescriptions for glasses 476
Attendances for other than refraction 26
Children requiring operative treatment for squint 10
Children requiring other hospital treatment 13
ORTHOPTIC CLINIC
Total attendances 1,100
Number of children attending 213
New cases 79
Number of cases discharged with following results:—
23 with good binocular vision
2 with partial binocular vision
6 improved
6 with cosmetic results
7 discontinued after trial course
2 transferred to other clinics
3 left school before completing treatment
3 refused to continue treatment 52
During the year four children had operations for squint at the
Western Ophthalmic Hospital and subsequent courses of treatment
at the clinic.
EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLINIC
Total number of attendances 523
Number of cases dealt with 304
Number of new cases 190
Number of cases discharged cured 122
Number of cases of a recurrent nature requiring
occasional treatment 24
Number of cases still under treatment 65
Number of cases who have refused treatment or
sought treatment elsewhere 7